Britain's Nicola Minichiello and Gillian Cooke have won the women's bobsleigh world championship in Lake Placid. Competing at the Olympic sports complex in New York state, they became the first British pair to win gold since 1965.

The Britons set the fastest times in both the third and fourth heats to post an overall winning time of 3 minutes 48.22 seconds.

They became the first bob gold medallists from Britain since Anthony Nash and Robin Dixon at St Moritz in Switzerland in 1965. Minichiello, who won silver in the 2005 world championships in Calgary, Canada, told BBC Sport: "It's fantastic. It's great for my country. I'm so glad."